A Salina man was arrested after a high-speed pursuit Wednesday afternoon.
At approximately 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, officers observed a 1996 Buick Regal traveling south in the 1800 block of North Ninth Street. When officers ran the temporary tag, they learned the vehicle was reported stolen out of Lawrence, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester explained this morning.
As officers attempted to stop the car near the intersection of North Ninth Street and Stimmel Road, the Buick accelerated and went east on Stimmel Road and south on North Fifth Street, at times reaching speeds of approximately 70 mph. The car also passed a school bus with its stop sign out in the 1000 block of North Fifth Street, Forrester noted.
The pursuit continued through north Salina neighborhoods and eventually ended up on North Ohio Street northbound from Pacific Avenue, with speeds reaching approximately 90 mph on North Ohio Street. The car then went west on Interstate 70, reaching speeds of up to 100 mph, Forrester reported. The Buick then went south on Interstate 135 to the West Crawford Street exit, where it spun around facing northbound on the south bound off-ramp. The car then turned around and went east on West Crawford Street and then north on Beverly Drive.
According to Forrester, the car came to a stop in the 600 block of Rocket Avenue and the driver fled on foot. After a brief foot pursuit, the driver, identified as Anthony Richardson, 50, of Salina, was taken into custody.
The owner of the car was contacted and didn't know Richardson, Forrester noted.
Richardson, who had a suspended driver's license and an active Kansas Department of Corrections absconder warrant, was arrested on multiple requested charges, including felony flee and elude, possession of stolen property, felony interference with law enforcement, reckless driving, driving while suspended, and numerous other traffic offenses, Forrester reported.